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beanbagsituations t1_isofs6i wrote

Reply to comment by zepfan in Health officials warn of increase of Xylazine use by jivatman

Not sure about vt but has been happening in Kensington Philly for a while and Iā€™m sure elsewhere. Quick YouTube search of Kensington will show you the zombie effect.

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tripsnoir t1_isopvls wrote

Ah yes YouTube ā€” the unbiased and truthful source we all need. At least it supports your anecdote, which is also so helpful in this case.

Edit to add: Here is a proper source, for the area and time period you're talking about, that is not "YouTube": https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/27/4/395

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beanbagsituations t1_isp488t wrote

Just pointing out there are videos that show what the substance does to users. Thanks for the source and the helpful sarcasm.

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tripsnoir t1_ispnnol wrote

I'm pointing out that, without a reference to a particular channel/video, referring people to YouTube for information is harmfully spreading misinformation. When I search "kensington philadelphia xylazine" I find some helpful, first-hand videos, but I also find a lot of garbage from local news (or worse) that is just fear-mongering and misinformation.

I can search "fentanyl" on YouTube and I can find many, many videos telling me that it's possible to die from a fentanyl overdose just from having a tiny bit touch your skin, which is not only false, but can lead to real harm by causing people to avoid users who are od'ing because they fear having fentanyl touch them accidentally.

Knowing what substances do to users, and how we can reduce harm to these users, is important. Recommendations to YouTube, without any qualifiers of recommending quality videos/channels, are lazy at best and actively harmful at worst.

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